So the builder was a lovely man who spoke at a fair rate sprinkled liberally with swearing and sensible advice. It’s going to take a while to fully tune-in to the language here, but I got the gist. The gist is that the roof needs fully replacing, as does the wiring and plumbing.
Probably a low point in our conversation was when he opened the range (kitchen stove) to see what it was like inside and there were the corpses of several crows that had made it down the chimney but not out again. That’s going.
He might be able to start work the week after next, but the other necessary trades are unlikely to be available until September due to the summer holidays. Cost hasn’t been established yet, which is the real worry. Stay tuned! We’ll be camping there tonight to see how spooky it might be 🙂
Oh, and V is rejoicing at discovering that she only has 8 hours contact time a week on her course. Alright for some!